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It's the middle of summer and while the grasshopper is enjoying himself, the ant is busy preparing for winter and when winter arrives both the ant and the grasshopper learn something about the merits of hard work.

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In October 1347, a terrible plague reached Europe from Asia. Seven years later, around half of the continent was dead. This is the gripping story of the `Black Death' and how it changed the world, specially written for young readers who are growing in confidence. With accompanying illustrations, a timeline and links to carefully selected websites.

(Hardback)

Recounts the colonists' stand to control their own destinies, detailing the protest meetings at Old South Church, the defiant act of dumping the tea into the harbor, and the reaction from the British.

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The Boy Files is a bang-up-to-date look at growing up issues, puberty and all the stuff boys really need to know!

(Hardback)

Perry the penguin is freezing. So he goes on a high-speed round of skating, swimming and sliding around his South Pole home. But will it be enough to warm him up

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The twelfth title in the new "Usborne Very First Reading" series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and the child more.

(Paperback)

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Imprint. This up-to-the-minute book is a wake-up call to the corporate status quo, and presents a stunning tapestry of anecdotes, object lessons, parodies, ware stories and suggestions, all aimed at illustrating what it will take to survive and prosper in the fast- forward world on the wire.

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From the classic tale by the Brothers Grimm. I know this is magic, says the shoemaker. Someone is making beautiful shoes every night, when the shoemaker and his wife are asleep. Who can it be With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.

(Hardback, Library ed.)

Perodia is threatened by Thorn, a powerful vulture who uses magic to spread a terrible darkness. When a young owl named Tag and his best friend, the squirrel Skyla, rescue a golden egg from Thorn's Tiger bats, they may have found the key to Perodia's salvation: the last firehawk, guardian of the ember stone. Illustrations.

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the brand new Usborne First Reading Series, has been written especially for children who are learning to read.

With delightful illustrations, these books combine great stories with simple text to excite and inspire any beginner reader.

Ages 4+

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Based on a traditional Indian tale, the story follows Manu, who one day rescues a tiny talking fish from a stream and gets far more than he bargained for.

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Part of the "First Reading" series, these four titles feature stories or fables, retold to inspire any child who is just beginning to read.

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Fox loves playing tricks. But when he plays a trick on his friend Stork, she decides to teach him a lesson. Now Fox will find out how it feels to have a trick played on him! A humorous re-telling of the famous Aesop's fable,written especially for children learning to read, with expert reading advice and wonderful illustrations by John Joven.

(Hardback)

Suitable for children who are beginning to read, this title features a poor fisherman who goes fishing, but catches an old bottle instead of a fish. It tells how when he opens the bottle, he accidentally releases a big, bad genie.

(Hardback)

A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

(Board book)

No child likes going to bed and, as every parent knows, their little treasures will try to delay it for as long as possible! Discover all the antics children get up to before going to bed in this hilarious board book from Sandra Boynton. Ages 2+.

(Hardback)

A prince convinces a peasant girl to marry him by learning to weave carpets. The couple rule as king and queen until a wicked magician kidnaps the king, forcing him to be his slave and weave carpets for the magician to sell. In order to escape, the king finds an ingenious way of getting a message to his wife.

(Hardback)

the brand new Usborne First Reading Series, has been written especially for children who are learning to read.

With delightful illustrations, these books combine great stories with simple text to excite and inspire any beginner reader.

Ages 4+

(Hardback)

This compelling book reveals the story of how French Muslims' courage, faith, and devotion to justice saved the lives of so many Jews. Glossary, bibliography, and recommended books and films.